Sounds Profitable

By Bryan BarlettaBusiness Technology

Sounds Profitable episodes

May 19, 2025 Podcasts in Times Square, Spotify Plays Updated, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: a roundup of Podcast Show London resources, an interview about Amazon Music putting podcasts on a billboard in Times Square, Spotify is changing how they'll display view counts on podcasts, and agency executives expect sports to be a big player in this years' upfronts.

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6 min
May 16, 2025 Prepping for Podcast Show London, Reconsidering the Download, & More
This week in the business of podcasting: we're prepping for The Podcast Show London, Tom Webster talks how to make your podcast events Events, Bumper talks about podcasting's need for a metric more inclusive than the download, and YouTube has launched a new weekly podcast chart.

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9 min
May 15, 2025 Leveraging Podcast Events, Content Creators @ Upfronts, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: what Bryan Barletta is doing at Podcast Show London, how to make Podcast Events special, YouTube now has a weekly podcast chart, how creator platforms are building out tech infrastrucutre to appeal to agencies, Toyota's branded podcast play with Latino audiences, and Acast introduces talent-voiced ads.

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8 min
May 15, 2025Eventful Podcasting
A look at the power of doing live events for podcasting as an industry, as well as individual podcasts.
Written by Tom Webster
Edited by Gavin Gaddis
Audio edited by Gavin Gaddis
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8 min
May 09, 2025 Podcasting's $7b 2024, What Podcast Fans are Like, & More
This week in the business of podcasting: Tom Webster looks at what we can learn from podcasting biggest (and smallest) fans, Owl & Co estimates the podcasting industry made $7b last year, Patreon is changing their iOS app to work with new legal ruling, a caution against podcasting with intent to be on TV, and a roundup of Q1 financial reports.

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10 min
May 08, 2025 Examining Podcasting's Fans, The Downsides of Podcasting for 📺, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Tom Webster talks about the great podcast divide, Jerry Kolber talks about the folly of podcasting with aims to end up on TV, and Paramount has no intentions of going back to old-school Upfront plans.

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6 min
May 08, 2025The Great Podcast Divide: Understanding Fans vs. Anti-Fans
A look at the demographics of podcast audiences who are the medium’s fans… as well as the opposite.

Credits:
Written by Tom Webster
Edited by Gavin Gaddis and Bryan Barletta
Audio edited by Gavin Gaddis
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18 min
May 07, 2025 New Estimate for Global Podcast Economy, CTV Podcasting Growth, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Digidayl ooks at the rise of CTV podcast consumption, Owl & Co. estimates the 2024 global podcast revenue total is double previous estimates, and Andrew Goldsmith talks comedy and why it's one of the best options for brands looking into podcasting.

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6 min
May 06, 2025 Spotify Podcast Viewcounts, Epic Games v. Apple Results, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: PodX makes their first U.S. acquisition with Lemonada Media, Patreon will update its iOS app to allow non-Apple payment methods after recent court ruling, Spotify now will publicly display play count on podcast episodes, and a roundup of Q1 financial reports from the past week.

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7 min
May 05, 2025 Podcasts 🔜 Spotify Ad Exchange, Defining the "Top" Podcaster, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Spotify is adding podcasts to SAX this quarter, WARC report looks at how brands are gaining ground with audio advertising, a look at just how sturdy Rogan's grip on podcasting charts is, and Mark Zuckerberg teases a potential future Meta product that'd cause some big waves for the advertising industry at large if it was adopted.

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The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous.…